Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-15
EASTER SUNDAY.
A DELIGHTFUL SPRING DAY AND a GENERAL
CELEHRA ALTON or THE BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL
IN rnE nnATTI Ennnu nnInnHE.

spring day such a. every living
thing feels and is made glad with As the
day wore on this promise was abundantly
fulfilled The afternoon temperature rose
almost 10 sutriness the crocus buds peeped
up among the grass M sunny nOOks, the tops
of the soft NAPLES grew thick aud the cat
kins Of the pussy willows and the poplars
grew large almost a. one watched Ia all
the churches the decorations aud the words
spoken and sung were in accord with the
spirit Of the day and impressed its lessons
Al the RPi-coPni ChurCh.
The congregation which attended the
several services at ST Michaels Episcopal
church were unusually large The inter
est IN the early morning e O'Clock service
has grown steadily ever sine, it was estah.
lished by MIR. Collins a> IA feature of the
Easter celebration. and the number rn esent
on Sunday morning was larger than at any
previous time. At tins service the Easter
music was aCceptably rendered 10y the choir
of young ladies who have given their ser.
vices ~ the church IN tins capacity for the
past year They were assisted Oh Sunday
morning by Mr. A. " Childs aud MIR VIM
Schuster The 1919 service began with
the professional hymn, Onward Christian
soldiers which was followed by the 1r
Deum and the administration of the Holy
Communion At this service the boy choir
which has been ~ training for some six
weeks past. rendered all the musical sele,
l tons except the Gloria IN EXcelsls in the
/ communion order Their fresh Young voices
| took up the successive numbers with admir-
able spirit and lent to the service an insplr
alton which was felt and enioved by the
large congregation present 1t is proposed
to retain tins boy Choir a. d permanent
feature of the church service Mr. Col
Inns sermon was from Acts / 20, -
Therefore did my heart rejoice and my
tongue was glad moreover, also, my flesh
shall rest in hope because thou wilt NOT
leave my soul N nell neither wilt thou sui
ter thy Holy One To see corruption The
discourse dwelt IN it, central thought upon
the two-fold doctrine set forth IN the text
that of the intermediate state of the deao
and the resurrection of the body.
The boy choir also rendered the music al
the evening service when the rector guv,
All address 20 the children, mainly IN th,
form Of narrative, ON the theme suggeste,
by the first lesson of the dav--the deliver
ance OF the children of Israel out of Egypt
drawing from TINS the lesson of our tIu,
dehverance from SIN and death through tn,
risen saviour A distribution of taste
eggs followed the address
The floral decorations of the church con
sisted of d tasteful arrangement OF flower
ing plants III the chance with cut flower
upon the altar a memorial cross of beau
tlful white flowers. the gift OF MR. + "
Brooks M memory of her husband. which
stood upon tine altar smell was the centru
feature Of the altar decoration
The public saw tor the first time on sun
day the new stained window which was pu
80. . o.
side OF the church. The window Is the gitt ID
the children and was bought with the penn
contributions which they nave made for -e,
/ rral YEAR, past The window is of the M,
! s,,lc pattern with the Ills conventiunalize
aud used a. the central Thought In eaci
7 la the centres Hre the sacred enblems a
pha and Omega intertWmed with tine tree,
cross Ou scroll M each appears the a.
propriAte quotation from Isaiah All tn
children shall be taught of the Lord an
D. great shall be- the peace OF thS children
I, At the bottom appears the inscription Til
Z. glft OF the children OF IT Michael ia
lsh. The window h. exceedingly harm,
= nous IN it, coiorinl ami adds much ~ II
. interior effect OF the church
At the Congregational Chsreh.
\ The dny was one Of much interest at Il
81 Congregational church and large cOngregl
, toms were present The flowers wei
4 tasteful and abundant. the display of Eas
1t err lilies being especially fine The mus
, wa> Of high order and much enl0ve
both solo parts and quartets indicating car
fui preparation Rev Mr. DAY preach,
from Mark TX 10
The iruny ~ that situation Of men qt.stio
q, mo tuuch lno,,in Inn. ami win tb. ,r,iI, -
4 ~ them rpgeaIs itself today Question:
about thu rising again take various forms ali
rt,,s, ali IT,. T., iran IT. anJ i,,, ~.
n again others rest Ia sc,.ptict4n and demand q
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a rS srris, a. r.sltl- and fairy s,,si,. beay. m :,
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q rl tilis Apout any ssuhlveL W r KNOW aecordi
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II TO i've into Tn. spirit or genus Of language. OF
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a. ,,i m NOM ~ fsrin cr -. ~
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OF alS On 10, M ~ Au,M is' O. HArl any %
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.- that renders as hampers an kn"~ledgs - the
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N Ing spiritual men ardent for ris,nt..',Isi.. -,
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4, heart by bereavement: taught hy IN. witness
n ON ideals ever rising auovr our life bur not G
ld n'S any NJ g,ei saoGinE 20 r'1r lnr lAtherho
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p, darg There arises within Us an intuition OF WI
do S'' i,s .1A,s I9ll' az a e1uIidtnt aeAhI
ior This faith Is met ami satisf,d IN IN, fa,,
I Christ s rising which it understands. IN th- AZ
,ht av W lle helttlilei ol thr p1esess1h OF Il ne
'Ai holmes. M tis and A ,,I.l for M world ti,
n Us.
Pet very successful concert arranged a
conducted by Mr. II II THOMPSON was &
I'll loved IN the evening The recitations
itv the Young ladies and the singing bv
] children were excellent The choir ,
nJ iarged 10 Il double quartet by the additi
siy Of Mrs II II Thompson. Mrs F A HI
ia. bard and Messrs Crosby and Clapp. r,
ID dered several pieces very acceptahy I
al music, As was the case in the morning, v
on reinforced by the eornet of Mr. c. L. Br
OF nam wen experimenting MI Lelghtsinge
his organ playing which a. usual, WAS m
'S' i'ea' u + thompson made an earnest
10 ureas Oh "lAl reai loNe 70 Chrlst Is now
iru cah pe increased ana what II claims fr
NJ Us. Inc congregation sang the ciosl
~ hymn heartily ana the pastor pronoun'
a the Oededletiun
oil Al the baptist Church.
t,s A large audience assembled AT tn. mo
for iur service The singing ,yas -s,,,,,iaII,
-n spring. and the sermon hy Rev Nh Pa,
s ln from ! Cor. xv:2G. was "A strour staten,
al. of the argument for the resurrection {
eir enemies are Christ's enemies, and He
a. engaged in their overthrow satan ~ sn
lro ten Sin is PROSTATE Death reipns
he his subsection is at hand The. dnctrin,.
"' the resurrection is derived wholly from